Holder for toilet articles



1, 1936. H. WINTHER 2,062,852"

HOLDER FOR TOILET ARTICLES Filed Aug. 28, 1935 Patented Dec. 1, 1936 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE HOLDER FOR TOILET ARTICLES and Erik Schousboe Poulsen,

Denmark Copenhagen,

Application August 28, 1935, Serial No. 38,201 In Denmark August 30, 1934 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to improvements in holders for toilet articles and the like. Holders for tumblers, cups and similar articles as furnished in sleeping compartments of trains and ships cabins are already known. The object of the present invention is to improve such holders, so that besides holding the tumbler or cup it may at the same time hold other articles, such as for instance the necessities for cleaning the teeth, for shaving or other toilet purpose. Articles of this kind which require to be maintained in a sanitary condition should always be very clean and completely free from dust, but this hitherto has not been possible in so easy and practical a manner as by means of the present invention, because these articles are generally in an open and exposed position upon a shelf. In a holder according to the invention, a tumbler is placed upside down to prevent the admittance of impurities therein, and the characteristic features of the invention are that there is arranged beneath the inverted tumbler one or several compartments or pockets into which the desired articles are placed and where they are kept dry and clean, when not in use.

One manner of construction and modifications thereof are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of a holder according to the invention and provided with an inverted tumbler, Fig. 2 is a top elevation of the holder with the tumbler removed, Fig. 3 a bottom elevation of the holder, and Fig. 4 a perspective view of a holder with contents and with the tumbler raised for removal.

In the drawing indicates a container in the form of a tumbler placed upon a holding member 2 that is shaped to conform with the shape of the tumbler employed, and in the present instance this holding member is annular in shape. 40 Beneath the tumbler there depends, from the holding member, one or several compartments or pockets 3 into which tooth brushes 6, paste tubes 1 or the like may be inserted as seen from Fig. 4.

Along its upper edge the holding member 2 has an upwardly extending fiange 8 formed to fit closely into the open end of the tumbler I. Furthermore the holding member may be provided with a number of holes9, Fig. 2, through which the moisture from the tumbler is drained off, and to facilitate this the surface of the member facing the tumbler may slope towards these apertures 9. The pockets 3 and the holding member 2 are connected together by means of a bridge ID, and the open spaces at the sides serve as ventilation openings II.

The lower side of the holding member 2 has a downwardly extending flange l2, and at the rear, (the left in Figs. 3 and 4) the body of the member is somewhat enlarged to form a bracket 4 in which is engaged an insertion l3, which by means of screws may be fixed to a wall IS in any suitable place, for instance above a washing bowl or the like.

When the tumbler is placed in proper position on the holding member 2, no dust or other impurities can drop on toany articles placed in the pockets 3. At the same time air may circulate around and between the articles through the openings ll. Any moisture collecting in the pockets from the articles placed therein may be removed through holes or slots 5 in the base of each pocket, such holes allowing further circulation of air.

I claim:

A holder for toilet articles, comprising a bracket, a horizontally disposed annular carrier member connected therewith, an inwardly sloping surface on the upper side of the carrier provided with draining holes leading to the interior of the carrier member, an upwardly projecting flange along the inner edge of the carrier member for engaging the edge of a removable tumbler, a perforated bridge plate transversely disposed across the carrier member, an upwardly open holder body depending from the said bridge plate that is so formed as to allow for open spaces at either side thereof for air, circulation within the tumbler when invertedly disposed upon the carrier member, and within the holder body.

HOLGER WINTHER. 

